2023-10-04 19:14:14
After its frustrating draw once morest Lazio (1-1) on the first day of the Champions League, Atlético Madrid bounced back well on Wednesday by overthrowing Feyenoord (3-2) thanks to a double from Morata and a goal from Antoine Griezmann.
Trailing twice, the Colchoneros ended up winning to take the lead in Group E with 4 points, pending the meeting between Celtic Glasgow and Lazio (9 p.m.).
A scenario similar to the success last weekend once morest Cadiz (3-2), attesting both to the brittleness of the Rojiblanca defense and the mental strength of Diego Simeone’s men.
“Our opponents are all great teams. It’s the Champions League, you have to suffer to win, we pushed, we knew how to suffer and we took three very important points,” Alvaro Morata told Movistar+ following the match .
As once morest the Andalusians, his players missed their start to the match, like Mario Hermoso, unfortunate hero of the first half.
The Spanish defender first opened the scoring for the Dutch by diverting a shot from the Japanese Ueda repelled by Oblak in his own goal (7th, 1-0).
Morata and Griezmann as saviors
His compatriot Alvaro Morata equalized in the 12th minute, taking advantage of the passivity of the Dutch defense to score from the left following a tackle from Wieffer in front of Saul (1-1).
Atlético midfielder Antoine Griezmann (on the ground) scores with a superb return once morest Feyenoord, October 4, 2023 in Madrid
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But the Atlético defenders, surprisingly feverish in the absence of the two central holders Gimenez and Savic, cracked once more.
On a distant free kick from former Nice player Calvin Stengs, Hermoso’s poor placement brought Slovak defender David Hancko into play, who won his face-to-face with Oblak in two stages (34th, 2-1).
Just before half-time, Antoine Griezmann appeared in the middle of the chaos in the Feyenoord area to put his team back in the match with an acrobatic return on a fumbled ball following a corner (45+4, 2-2). His 31st goal in the Champions League.
The Colchoneros, who probably had their straps lifted by Diego Simeone at half-time, took the advantage upon returning from the locker room, Morata scoring a double on a perfect cross from Molina (47th, 3-2) .
This tenth goal in ten games from the Spanish striker in all competitions allows the Madrilenians, who trembled until the end, to win their first victory in C1 since September 2022.
A new shock awaits Atlético and Antoine Griezmann on Sunday (4:15 p.m.), with the reception of Real Sociedad, the training club of the French world champion in full confidence.
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